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Who Gets to Choose America?

Who Gets to Choose America?

How in the world is this controversial? Congress is debating whether American citizens—and only American citizens—should vote in American...

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Kevin McCullough

The U.S.-Azerbaijan Partnership Has Never Been Stronger

The U.S.-Azerbaijan Partnership Has Never Been Stronger

I'm currently in Azerbaijan attending the 4th Shusha Global Media Forum, and one thing has become abundantly clear: the relationship between the...

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Bryan Leib

Sweetening the Deal: Sugar Tariffs Should Protect American Growers

Sweetening the Deal: Sugar Tariffs Should Protect American Growers

President Trump has ushered in a new era of American exceptionalism. The government has untethered American manufacturing from burdensome regulations...

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Jared Whitley

Here Is a Preview of the Democratic Socialists of America’s Anti-America Platform

Here Is a Preview of the Democratic Socialists of America’s Anti-America Platform

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), “the largest socialist organization in the United States,” will officially release its new platform...

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Chris Talgo

Birthright Citizenship Must Be Reversed

Birthright Citizenship Must Be Reversed

The dire consequences of the birthright citizenship decision by the Supreme Court on June 30 are sinking in. It impedes deportation and it gives...

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John And Andy Schlafly

Don't Rig the Courts Against Conservative Americans

Don't Rig the Courts Against Conservative Americans

Conservative activists have repeatedly prevailed at the Supreme Court in recent years. They've helped put an end to affirmative action in college...

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Drew Johnson

CNBC’s Failed Effort to Redefine Quality of Life

CNBC’s Failed Effort to Redefine Quality of Life

The Left has always been very good at corrupting the language—changing the meaning of words or coming up with entirely new ones. It’s somewhat...

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Scott Hogenson

Tolerating Homeless Encampments Violates the Rights of Everyone Else

Tolerating Homeless Encampments Violates the Rights of Everyone Else

The homeless encampment rapidly spreading across 12 blocks along the West Side of Manhattan from the Intrepid Museum to the Javits Center is a red...

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Betsy McCaughey

Candace Owens Undermines Charlie Kirk's Life's Work

Candace Owens Undermines Charlie Kirk's Life's Work

Societies, like individuals, can become sick. And, as with individuals, the symptoms point to the pathology. The shocking acceleration of antisemitism...

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Star Parker

Democrat State Attorneys Sue to Keep CNN As Partisan As Possible

Democrat State Attorneys Sue to Keep CNN As Partisan As Possible

The Left has thrown a completely counterfactual fit about how the Paramount takeover of CBS created some kind of "MAGA-coded" news division...

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Tim Graham

The Alternative to Candace Owens Is Actually Worse

The Alternative to Candace Owens Is Actually Worse

The freedom of expression we take for granted comes with its inherent downsides. The preliminary hearing in the Charlie Kirk murder case debunked...

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Alan Joseph Bauer

Who Will Be Held Accountable for the Border Policies of 2021–2025?

Who Will Be Held Accountable for the Border Policies of 2021–2025?

Katie Abraham should have graduated from Ohio University this year. Instead, she is buried. She was visiting friends in Urbana, Illinois, when she was...

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Joe Abraham

Nuclear Power

Nuclear Power

A few years ago, nuclear power looked doomed. Plants were shutting down. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won applause bragging about closing a...

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John Stossel

James Talarico Has Got a Secret

James Talarico Has Got a Secret

I don’t know what that blasphemous little imp’s secret is, but he’s got one. Don’t be fooled by that creepy smile on his creepy face;...

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Kurt Schlichter

The White House Affects Nicolle Wallace's Health

The White House Affects Nicolle Wallace's Health

Get access to Brad Slager's "Riffed From the Headlines," a daily VIP feature where he looks to bring accountability to the mainstream...

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Brad Slager

Illness, Death and Turmoil Change Face of GOP Senate

Illness, Death and Turmoil Change Face of GOP Senate

One of the colder aspects of life in Washington politics is that the death of an important person often results, before much grieving is done, in a...

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Byron York

Lindsey Graham Was a Patriot

Lindsey Graham Was a Patriot

Kurt Schlichter is back for another episode of "Stream of Kurtiousness!" Become a VIP member today to get exclusive access to...

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Kurt Schlichter

GOP Enters Treacherous Legislative Waters Without a Key US Senator

GOP Enters Treacherous Legislative Waters Without a Key US Senator

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is no longer with us. He passed away suddenly last Saturday night, suffering what appears to be an aortic dissection. He...

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Matt Vespa

Why I Put President Trump's Name on Palm Beach's Airport

Why I Put President Trump's Name on Palm Beach's Airport

America has a strange habit of waiting until its leaders are gone before deciding they were worthy of honor. We name buildings after them. We place...

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State Rep. Meg Weinberger

Hollywood Snubs Its Own Audience, Then Wonders Why It's Broke

Hollywood Snubs Its Own Audience, Then Wonders Why It's Broke

Last week, the Television Academy announced its 78th Emmy nominations, and Taylor Sheridan's entire slate got the reception you'd give a...

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Jay Rogers

Bread, Bombs, and Bankruptcy: Iran's Theocracy Faces Its Final Reckoning

Bread, Bombs, and Bankruptcy: Iran's Theocracy Faces Its Final Reckoning

The Islamic Republic has entered the most dangerous phase of its 47-year existence. Every option before the ruling clerics carries enormous risk....

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Struan Stevenson

Mother Nature Is Out to Get Me

Mother Nature Is Out to Get Me

Editor's Note: Do you enjoy Townhall's conservative reporting that takes on the radical left and woke media? Support our work so that we...

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Tom Purcell

California’s Ethnic Studies Retreat Masks a National Classroom Movement

California’s Ethnic Studies Retreat Masks a National Classroom Movement

Governor Gavin Newsom just signed a state budget that omitted taxpayer funding of California's ethnic studies graduation mandate. Parents...

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Marissa Streit

Jew Are You?

Jew Are You?

Okay, I read the comments, and YES, lots of Jews vote for the destroyers of America. I once knew a young woman who was part of the U.S. national...

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Alan Joseph Bauer

More Than a Machine: Big Boy No. 4014 Sparks a Nationwide Reunion

More Than a Machine: Big Boy No. 4014 Sparks a Nationwide Reunion

In Virginia Lee Burton's classic 1939 children's book "Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel," Mulligan often boasted that his steam...

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Salena Zito

What Will Happen When the Ladies on The View Die?

What Will Happen When the Ladies on The View Die?

I don’t know Sunny Hostin, one of the center hags on The View, nor would I ever want to. I’m not in the habit of keeping company with racist, race...

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Derek Hunter

Politico With the Weakest Scoop on Lindsey Graham's Replacement

Politico With the Weakest Scoop on Lindsey Graham's Replacement

Get access to Brad Slager's "Riffed From the Headlines," a daily VIP feature where he looks to bring accountability to the mainstream...

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Brad Slager

The New York Times Explainer for Its Catch-and-Kill Report to Benefit Graham Platner

The New York Times Explainer for Its Catch-and-Kill Report to Benefit Graham Platner

Over the weekend, The New York Times came out with an overview of its coverage last month of the Graham Platner sexual assault allegations. It was...

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Brad Slager

The Day America Almost Lost Its Future

The Day America Almost Lost Its Future

Two years ago today, Donald Trump turned his head. That was the difference. A fraction of a second. A fraction of an inch. One bullet that tore...

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Matt Sharpsteen

The Measure of a Life: Remembering My Friend Lindsey Graham

The Measure of a Life: Remembering My Friend Lindsey Graham

On Saturday, I lost more than a friend. It feels as though I've lost a member of my family. I have known Lindsey Graham since I was in my 20s. I...

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Armstrong Williams

Millions More People. Millions Fewer Affordable Homes.

Millions More People. Millions Fewer Affordable Homes.

[Editor's note: this piece was co-authored by John Bonura and Selene Rodriguez] Homeownership has long been one of the defining features of the...

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John Bonura

The Democratic Socialists Aren't Fringe Anymore

The Democratic Socialists Aren't Fringe Anymore

I spend my days reading growth curves. A pension fund's unfunded liability, a private equity fund's internal rate of return, a hedge...

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Jay Rogers

Lindsey Graham: A Good Man

Lindsey Graham: A Good Man

The last thing I ever said to Senator Lindsey Graham was “You’re a good man.” The way Senator Graham lived made it easy to tell him. Lindsey...

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Larry Provost

To Retain Control of Congress, GOP Must Protect Seniors

To Retain Control of Congress, GOP Must Protect Seniors

The midterm elections are fast approaching, and Republicans are clinging to slim majorities in both houses of Congress. To retain control, Republicans...

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Jeff Crouere

The Enemies of American Independence

The Enemies of American Independence

I am a veteran of the United States Army, having served 22 years as a commissioned officer. On July 31, 1982, at the University of Tennessee, I took...

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Allen West

Thank You, President Trump, for a Wonderful 250th Anniversary

Thank You, President Trump, for a Wonderful 250th Anniversary

Thank You, President Trump, for a Wonderful 250th Anniversary Independence Day has come and gone, but President Trump still deserves special...

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Arthur Schaper

Fighting for Nothing

Fighting for Nothing

The Democrats can’t think of a good reason to like the United States. I have a friend who was a Harvard Summer School counselor. One of the students...

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Alan Joseph Bauer

In the Death of Lindsey Graham, You See the True Nature of the Left

In the Death of Lindsey Graham, You See the True Nature of the Left

I didn’t know Lindsey Graham, and neither did most of the people professing to have known him on cable television. Like them, however, I did have...

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Derek Hunter

No Democrat Has the Brains or Courage to Not Be Crazy

No Democrat Has the Brains or Courage to Not Be Crazy

There’s a big empty lane within Democrat politics, and unfortunately for the Democrats, no one seems to be smart or brave enough to merge into it....

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Kurt Schlichter

Talk Radio Has Lost a Good Friend With the Passing of Senator Lindsey Graham

Talk Radio Has Lost a Good Friend With the Passing of Senator Lindsey Graham

This weekend’s death of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) at age 71 has sent shockwaves through official Washington, including the White House....

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Tom Tradup

The Consensus Senator

The Consensus Senator

Stop for just a second and consider this list: Donald Trump. John Fetterman. Benjamin Netanyahu. George W. Bush. John McCain. John Thune. You can...

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Kevin McCullough

Equal Protection Wasn't Supposed to Be Negotiable

Equal Protection Wasn't Supposed to Be Negotiable

I spent over 30 years managing other people's money, and one rule never changes: if you owe a fiduciary duty to a group of people, you treat them...

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Jay Rogers

Is There a 'Spectre' Haunting America?

Is There a 'Spectre' Haunting America?

“A specter is haunting America — the specter of communism.” That is a variation of the opening line of The Communist Manifesto (1848) by Karl...

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Jerry Newcombe

Personal Safety When You Take That Wrong Turn

Personal Safety When You Take That Wrong Turn

Violent crime rates consistently peak at this time, with July routinely having the highest number of homicides, aggravated assaults, and robberies....

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Jeff Davidson

Time to Hold 'Nonprofit' Hospitals Accountable to the Taxpayers Who Fund Them

Time to Hold 'Nonprofit' Hospitals Accountable to the Taxpayers Who Fund Them

Would it surprise you to learn that the Cleveland Clinic, which is a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt, nonprofit charitable organization, made more than $1...

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Ken Blackwell

Choose Life

Choose Life

Western countries stand at a crossroads; the time to act is now. “Muslim minority” countries rarely stay that way. Someone recently pointed out...

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Alan Joseph Bauer

It Is So Plain What Is Wrong With America Today

It Is So Plain What Is Wrong With America Today

Well, it’s plain to those who know history and the eternal truths which God established to guide and direct man on this earth. The short answer is,...

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Mark Lewis

A Quick Bible Study Vol. 328: Biblical Principles in Lincoln’s Second Inaugural

A Quick Bible Study Vol. 328: Biblical Principles in Lincoln’s Second Inaugural

Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are here. The first 56 volumes are compiled in the book "Bible Study For Those Who...

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Myra Kahn Adams

Democrats Really Don’t Have Any Idea What a Man Is

Democrats Really Don’t Have Any Idea What a Man Is

It’s a joke I’ve made often: that Democrats don’t know what a woman is when it comes to every aspect of existence…except their dating life;...

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Derek Hunter

The Inhumanity of Surrogacy

The Inhumanity of Surrogacy

A same-sex couple in Canada is currently suing the surrogate who made their son possible. The woman refused an abortion when a cleft lip was...

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Kathryn Lopez